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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

09/21/2016 Feeling stronger builds motivation

As I ran my 6 miler today, I realized that I am starting to feel the fitness again. It made me realize that at least for me, the reemergence of strong legs and lungs is has a snowballing effect. As I get more fit, I want to run more, I want to keep after it. My motivation comes from the feeling that I am achieving more every time I go out. A couple weeks ago, my first few runs in, were slow slogs of non fitness.It's important for people to realize that this is not limited to me. It's also not a novel idea, but it is often overlooked. Sometimes the end goal of losing weight, getting to a race, or whatever, is too far away. If you focus on small gains and being self aware, your motivation will actually refuel itself. Coming off 10 miles yesterday, my legs were a little tired today, but I was still able to churn out 6 miles at 8:30/mile pace today without a lot of effort. As I write this, dripping sweat in my eyes, I want more. I can feel the fire burning even stronger now.